Nvidia RTX 3080 vs Nvidia RTX 5090

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 10.2x less per hour and still buys 2.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.2x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
Memory bandwidth2.4x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
FP16 / BF16 dense3.5x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
Board power1.8x on the Nvidia RTX 3080

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia RTX 3080 Nvidia RTX 5090
Cheapest listed $0.03 $0.28
Median across providers $0.09 $0.65
Most expensive listed $0.17 $0.70
Providers 3 5
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $20 $206

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 3080 or the Nvidia RTX 5090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 3080 starts at $0.03 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5090 at $0.28. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 10.2x less per hour and still buys 2.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 5090: 4 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.28 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5090: $206 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.